Location: London
Hamptons acquires North London agency Preston Bennett
Hamptons International's expansion plans have taken another step forward today, with the acquisition of a top North London estate agency.
Supply problem has been 40 years in the making – Hamptons
Any recent property market report will - more likely than not - include the phrase "chronic supply shortage".
£50m “one-stop” equity vehicle launches for resi developers
A new "one-stop equity vehicle" with a £50m war chest has been launched for residential developers and investors.
Mayfair “outranks” Knightsbridge as London’s top luxury address – Wetherell
The Mayfair corner's come out swinging with some statistical gymnastics to counter Nick Candy's claim that W1's oversupplied and due for a price drop this year (as reported here).
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Homeowner hopes hit another record high
Knight Frank's latest Future House Price Sentiment Index has hit a brand new high, with homeowners expecting prices to rise at the fastest rate since 2009, when the index started, and households in every…
Super-prime Campden Hill scheme in £200m financing deal
The former Holland Park School on Campden Hill has moved a big step closer to its super-prime resi transformation, now that a whopping £200m-worth of development finance has been stumped up for the project…
Alchemi wins another Leinster Square development
Alchemi has bagged the Development Manager gig for the conversion of The Umi Hotel on Leinster Square in Bayswater into 15-20 luxury resi units.
Candy and Wetherell go head to head over best address
Knightsbridge or Mayfair? They're both very expensive and very desirable. But which is better? Only one way to find out...
CIT bags Kensington Church Street consent
RBKC planners have given the thumbs-up to a Squire and Partners-designed redevelopment of Lancer Square on Kensington Church Street.
Price rises spread beyond the commuter zone
The much-touted "ripple effect" looks to be well and truly underway in the south of England, with Savills recording a 1.5% uplift in average prime regional values in the three months to December.
Young professionals “defining” London’s housing market
Want to know where prices are going to rocket over the next ten years? Going by Winkworth's latest research, you should probably start by finding out where the youngsters are living right now...
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Bristol Fashion: Urban surge to change the face of the South West
Bristol will see a sea-change over the next two years as its city-centre population balloons, according to Jones Lang LaSalle.